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Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.53-30 / 88-108 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (A3) 1,3 - 2 μV
SSB 0,3 - 0,6 μV
?
Selectivity 3,1/7,8 kHz, 4,8/xx kHz (WA) resp. 4,5 kHz/ 9 kHz (W) (-6/-46 dB) ?
Filters - ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. AM: 19,055 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10,7 MHz
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Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W, FM: 50 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 6 × LR20/UM-1 Mains
Current RX ? ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 457 × 190 × 235 mm
(17.99 × 7.48 × 9.25 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
Weight 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories None 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CAT system
Accessories ? ?
MPN SONY-ICF-006800W YAESU-FT-000980